Barriers to positive medical event reporting change by study participants (n = 22)
| Barriers to medical event reporting* | No of study participants |
|---|---|
| *The other category for barriers to medical event reporting included six responses indicating that there were no medical events noted during the study period to report. | |
| Lack of time due to other clinic duties | 13 |
| Too much paperwork involved in the reporting process | 6 |
| Reporting interrupts the work process | 6 |
| Career and personal reputation may be at stake | 7 |
| Institution and/or residency training program is not likely to make changes based on the medical event reporting results | 3 |
| Faculty do not encourage residents to report medical events | 3 |
| Timely and high quality feedback on medical event reports for the purpose of resident training is not adequate | 1 |
| Resident medical event reporting does not contribute to my training as a resident | 1 |